街がい衢くがいくMeanings1nountown; streets; thoroughfareLiterary or formal term for a town or its streets; not used in casual conversation. Modern Japanese typically uses 町 (まち) or 街 (まち/がい).古ふるい文ぶん献けんには「街がい衢く」という表ひょう現げんが見みられる。The expression 街衢 can be found in old documents.